In the Tachyon network, bi-directional communications are carried over satellite, eliminating the necessity of the end-user terrestrial Internet connections that are inherent with one-way satellite systems. 

Traffic over the Tachyon satellite network consists of both the broadband, outbound "forward" channel from the satellite Gateway to the TAPs, and the multiple inbound "reverse" channels from the remote TAPs to the Gateway. 

The forward channel utilizes standard digital broadcast technologies to simultaneously optimize satellite bandwidth efficiency and lower TAP costs. The Tachyon communications technology supports forward channel data rates of 45Mbps. The reverse channel utilizes a multi-carrier TDMA (time division multiple access) methodology to provide connectionless operation and maximize bandwidth allocation. The reverse channel supports transmission rates of 256Kbps per TAP. System wide capacity for multiple access is typically 6Mbps to 8Mbps.

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